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Ruling type: All Substantive Discovery Procedural

DISMISSAL W.D. Ky. · May 8, 2026

Nelson County Sheriff's Monell Claim Over Alleged Vehicle Seizure and "Take and Keep Policy" Survives Dismissal

A federal judge in the Western District of Kentucky refused to dismiss most of Riquel Logan's civil-rights lawsuit against Nelson County Sheriff Ramon Pineiroa and Deputy Chief Brandon Bryan, allowing her Monell and individual-capacity Section 1983 claims...

Civil Rights Civil Procedure

SETTLEMENT W.D. Ky. · April 29, 2026 · Rebecca Grady Jennings

Judge Stalls $2.1M Hospice Data-Breach Settlement Over Ignored Sixth Circuit Precedent

A Kentucky federal judge ordered plaintiffs' lawyers to address a key Sixth Circuit ruling on commonality — even after being told to do so once before.

Class Actions Consumer Protection

SANCTIONS W.D. Ky. · April 28, 2026

Kentucky Father Sanctioned for Forging Family Members' Signatures and Deceiving His Own Lawyers in Federal Harassment Suit

A magistrate judge found that a defendant forged his wife's and son's signatures on discovery verifications and fed his own lawyers false information for two years — but declined to end the case on the first swing.

Civil Procedure Civil Rights